Surfing in / Erosion

Residents of a tiny island village in Alaska that has been ravaged by erosion blamed on climate change have voted to move to the mainland, but there likely isn’t enough money for the impoverished community of just 600 people to follow through on the decision.

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Given the forecast of future sea-level rise over the next century and beyond, every problem that we have along the coast right now will only increase. As sea-level rise advances, the concept of managed retreat is going to become increasingly important in large parts of the country. Managed retreat comes in many forms, in addition to the physical movement of infrastructure.

A Pacific Northwest oceanfront vacation home located on Rockaway Beach, Oregon, now sits just 8 feet from the edge of the dune. One thing could save it – setting riprap at the base of the bluff – but virtually every one of its neighbors, the city, the state and conservationists all oppose piling up a wall of boulders to deflect the waves.

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